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#167 - Gary Taubes: Bad science and challenging the conventional wisdom of obesity
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28 Jun 2021 · 2h 36m
Weight management
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Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and a best-selling author. In this podcast, Gary explains how he developed a healthy skepticism for science as he was transitioning from being a physics major to beginning as a science journalist. He talks about how he was particularly drawn to sussing out "pathologic science," telling the stories behind his books on the discovery of the W and Z bosons and cold fusion, emphasizing the need for researchers to perform a thorough backgro